breaddownunder
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I have to check but being patched i CANNOT change it anyways, as this will render it unusable.
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Hi fam, i got a gen 3 Octavia, pre-FL, with a Mib2 unit that has been patched and without component protection. No issues of sort. Android auto works with this particular dongle (changed it recently as this one is much smaller and takes no room at all) but often i have to either remove the dongle itself for a few seconds and reinsert or restart the head unit altogether. Generally this happens after the car has been shut off for some time. It's very annoying and i am not sure whether it's the dongle itself or what. Thoughts?
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That's what i was looking at, just REALLY wanted to ensure the sizing was right. Skodaparts was a bit confusing but i guess i am happy with the explanation now. Thank you.
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Thing is that i am in Australia. I don't want to get a part, go about doing the bearing only to find out it's wrong.
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I am sure it's 3 bolts but still not quite sure if it's the 85mm version. Very confusing even on Skodaparts.
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Epic UP but the 85mm is the correct part for FWD, right?
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Hello all, i recently managed to hit the edge of a curb at speed like an idiot. Got the tire replaced and dremeled the damage on the rim so that's all sorted. Tire was only about 3 months old so i am not that concerned with the difference in size. I do, however, hear some light noise, like a sine wave thing, from around 80 kph, especially where the road is smooth. Obviously i lifted the wheel that i hit but i cannot feel any movement when rocking it side to side. I guess bearing has some damage but not enough to be visible? I am trying to source the bearing myself and i think i found the SKF VKBA 7011 to be the right fit. Can anyone confirm this is right for a FWD Octavia 3 RS? Planning to do it myself after, i shouldn't have big issues i hope. Thank you.
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Like i said, i got the 2.0 TSI which has only half undertray and composite pan. There is definitely oil around the border of lower and upper pan. The plug is plastic, as you know.
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Thank you, it is something i want to do at my next oil change. So far rest is good but i am ready for other things to be replaced anyway. Currently on 100k km so let's see.
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I have been pretty lucky so far. This is a second hand car and it has been looked after well. Minor things i fixed were the drains in the doors as they were clogged up, entertainment unit wheel sticky and that's it. Water pump is not an issue and so is the rest of the drivetrain. Honestly, pan seems fine so i was trying to see if i could get away with just a new gasket. I wonder if updated gaskets are better since there are newer part numbers i can see online.
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Just to add, it's a VRS so EA888 Gen 3 engine.
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Hello everyone, i have noticed that my oil pan is leaking the tiniest bit. It's about 1 drop a day or so. I am quite confident it's the oil pan gasket and it seems like the composite pan tends to warp overtime. I know i could get an OEM pan, gasket and whatnot but i am not in a hurry since i literally JUST done an oil change. Also, despite seeing steel or aluminium 3rd party options i don't want to **** around with RTV and have it end up in the pan. Anyone experienced this? Common issue? Changing gasket good enough or nah?
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Hey, it was hard enough to fix it, taking pictures would have been very tricky. I barely got the car high enough to fit under, a bit sketchy. Are you experiencing something similar? Can you reproduce it by moving the ehxaust side to side by hand?
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So yeah, managed to fix it. It was the mid exhaust hanger mount. The mount itself was possibly screwed with some tension and everytime the exhaust was moving a bit it was initiating this rattle, constantly, which was driving me nuts. So under the car i go and since it's low you will understand it's a pain. Moved the exhaust vigorously by hand and confirmed that was the issue. So i backed off the 13mm bolt holding the bracket and let it relax then tightened it again and NO MORE RATTLE.
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Ok, so i got under the car without lifting it and i am pretty sure it's the exhaust, specifically should be the mount in the middle, VRS model. If i shake the exhaust where the cat is i can hear the same rattle up/down and left/right. Can't really see why that is, not comfortable being under such a low car with just a couple of jack stand but maybe i'll try this weekend. Anyone had the same?
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Hey, thank you but i looked at those again. My noise is more almost like a rattle, not too loud but loud enough to be annoying and it's constant. I think left side rear but not entirely sure. I am very confused but it's none of the ones you linked which i had already looked at.
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Hi guys, i am really having a hard time trying to find the source of some noise in my car. As soon as i get some speed and there is ANY bit of suspension involvement i get some creaking-rattling noise that SEEMS to come from the back of the car, possibly the left hand side. Of course, a bit hard to trace it exactly since i am driving it. So far i tried: Rear seats down. Parcel shelf off. Boot rubbers extended slighty. None of this made any difference and now i am convinced it might be actually suspension related? Any idea on what to check, noise is driving me nuts but there is no vibration or anything that seems dangerous so at least i got that. PLEASE 😞
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Hi fam, MKIII pre facelift uses the same setup? Anyone in Australia has found a good kit or should i just buy the stuff separately?
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I got no clue, and the error i get i cannot find online at all. Weird.
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But apparently i have a FEC for lifetime maps in my Skoda anyway? It's only under installed FEC and there is nothing under supported FEC. 081d0003. I also tried fixing the SVM with the XOR thingy but it won't let me save it. And yes, it's a MIB 1 High.
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Thank, so i managed to force the map update last night. Actually left them running in the car overnight (found the battery a bit low today, lol). I do have the maps now but i do get the navigation error after some time in the screen. How do i remove that?
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Hi folks, really struggling to update maps on my Octavia MKIII VRS. So far i can tell that the only code i got available, after managing to activate developer mode, is 081d0003, wich i see is Skoda, MHIG1 and RoW but unsure what the 03 is for. What year would that be? Any chance there is a workaround for this as i cannot update maps at all?
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I got to the developers menu through OBDeleven. From there, i can't seem to do much, can't select do to manual updates either. I only got one code which is 081d0003 only, not sure what that is for.
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I still cannot update no matter which version i try. Any one in Australia with a MKIII Octavia managed to update maps?
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Mine unfortunately doesn't show me that, not sure why. I only have 2 menu entries in that service menu.
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